Monty Burns Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 ‘Bringing the fans together.’ Yeah, united in disdain for these shit ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 (edited) 13 hours ago, LaticsPete said: Has someone bought a season ticket for a specific stand , and is that the contractual arrangement, or is it for general admission to the ground ? Not as simple as “trading standards” whether it is good fan relations or not. Can't agree Pete, any extra charges should be in writing in the club's policy. I swapped stands for free last season and there's no written difference in contract this season. Edited September 3, 2018 by BP1960 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latics22 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 This might have already been asked but is the stand you wanted to go in more expensive than your ticket ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 (edited) 12 hours ago, jsslatic said: Well as long as they give you a receipt then it's fine, isn't it. Joke of a policy deserves enough criticism as it is without pretending there's criminality about it. I worked for a major retail company. Charging a customer extra without a valid reason as in this case is a breach of contact. The club cannot make instant rules up on the hoof at the whim of a member of staff. Edited September 3, 2018 by BP1960 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Surely nobody would be daft enough to pay this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 13 minutes ago, latics22 said: This might have already been asked but is the stand you wanted to go in more expensive than your ticket ? 16 minutes ago, latics22 said: This might have already been asked but is the stand you wanted to go in more expensive than your ticket ? I don't know about them, but in my case I was taking an extra person to watch the team who wouldn't have gone otherwise. A £5 charge will discourage that IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamoafc Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 T&C’s on website say; All persons entering the Ground may only occupy the seat allocated to them by their ticket and must not move from any one part of the Ground to another without the express permission or instruction of any steward, officer of the Club and/or any police officer. This one above would suggest; as you can’t use your ST for any other stand as stated and the conditions of reprinting a new ticket for another stand of £5 as I’ve stated earlier they arent breaking any laws despite people being abit disgruntled with it. Tickets are not transferable and may not be offered for sale without the prior written permission of the Club. Any steward, officer of the Club or any police officer may confiscate any tickets offered for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 1 minute ago, deyres42 said: Surely nobody would be daft enough to pay this? That's why the Trust should clarify the policy at the next meeting. If AL wants more fans and a spirit of 'togetherness' he needs to sort this out. The club should be encouraging extra fans, not driving then away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, adamoafc said: T&C’s on website say; All persons entering the Ground may only occupy the seat allocated to them by their ticket and must not move from any one part of the Ground to another without the express permission or instruction of any steward, officer of the Club and/or any police officer. This one above would suggest; as you can’t use your ST for any other stand as stated and the conditions of reprinting a new ticket for another stand of £5 as I’ve stated earlier they arent breaking any laws despite people being abit disgruntled with it. Tickets are not transferable and may not be offered for sale without the prior written permission of the Club. Any steward, officer of the Club or any police officer may confiscate any tickets offered for sale. Not true as it was the club's policy to swap tickets for free last season. You can't have members of office staff interpreting things diffrently one week to the next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 1 minute ago, BP1960 said: That's why the Trust should clarify the policy at the next meeting. If AL wants more fans and a spirit of 'togetherness' he needs to sort this out. The club should be encouraging extra fans, not driving then away. Can't imagine more than a handful of people wanting to change stands at any one time so not sure a big deal needs to be made about it, the charge should be dropped though. Bigger issue for me is the ridiculous advance pricing and I would certainly like to see the Trust push for some movement on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamoafc Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, BP1960 said: Not true as it was the club's policy to swap tickets for free last season. You can't have members of office staff interpreting things diffrently one week to the next. Not true? It’s from the clubs terms and conditions page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latics22 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 I would definitely like the issue of advanced ticketing being raised. 4 pound is a big difference, I wouldn’t mind paying a extra pound but 4 is too much imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcshuck Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 I've gone in one stand before and told a steward I've come in the wrong stand and he's walked me round to the said stand. Also swapped a season ticket at the ticket office in previous years without any problem. As said certain areas have more expensive season tickets but if it's a one off and not something that's being done every week in a conning kind of way I don't see the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayItLivo Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 4 hours ago, BP1960 said: Not true as it was the club's policy to swap tickets for free last season. You can't have members of office staff interpreting things diffrently one week to the next. The official policy which affects 99 per cent of tickets for any event is that they are not transferable and can only be redeemed for the seat stated on the ticket. A customer isn't entitled to exchange their ticket for another seat. The club allowing fans to swap has always been at their discretion and they are entitled to charge for it, they're not breaking any laws. However I agree that it's poor form from the club to charge, £5 is especially steep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latics22 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 7 hours ago, oafcshuck said: I've gone in one stand before and told a steward I've come in the wrong stand and he's walked me round to the said stand. Also swapped a season ticket at the ticket office in previous years without any problem. As said certain areas have more expensive season tickets but if it's a one off and not something that's being done every week in a conning kind of way I don't see the issue. I actually went in the away end at bury last season, I was sure we had swapped ends for that game! I quickly alerted a steward and got moved to the main stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythemostimportantkick Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 1 hour ago, latics22 said: I actually went in the away end at bury last season, I was sure we had swapped ends for that game! I quickly alerted a steward and got moved to the main stand. One of us , me or you , needs to lay of the bud ! I’m pretty sure we had both ends at bury last season ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latics22 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 1 hour ago, simplythemostimportantkick said: One of us , me or you , needs to lay of the bud ! I’m pretty sure we had both ends at bury last season ? At home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythemostimportantkick Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 9 minutes ago, latics22 said: At home Arrrr. That’s even more fucked up. Stay off the green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latics22 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 56 minutes ago, simplythemostimportantkick said: Arrrr. That’s even more fucked up. Stay off the green. It was when they gave bolton and another team the Rochdale road end. I had it on my head that it was bury too, I walked in to aload of 18 year old pissed bury fans. So I made a swift exit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkleking Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 My girlfriend came round to watch the football. She started off sat on the arm chair but at half time came and sat on the sofa with me. I asked her for five pounds. Well, that was my night ruined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/2018/september/06092018-customer-charter-update/ They've listened. You'll only incur the charge if you wish to switch on a matchday, free on non-matchday. Fair play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 Common sense has prevailed, totally understand the on the day charge. Well done to the club for listening, I did air my views the other day collecting my Grimsby ticket. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Happy with this. Changing them on match days is going to increase queues and use resources when they're busy, so if you want it for free get it sorted when they're quiet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Common sense seems to be prevailing, good news for those it concerns and hopefully frees up the ticket office staff to deal with other issues on match days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 4 hours ago, Ryan said: https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/2018/september/06092018-customer-charter-update/ They've listened. You'll only incur the charge if you wish to switch on a matchday, free on non-matchday. Fair play. Yes, switched mine for free today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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